Object testing arena - Revision history

79.242.137.67: fix typo

2026-08-02T08:21:17Z

fix typo

Ziusudra: /* Modifying the Arena layout */ update file location info for v50+ (I havn't checked how the contents of this files might hav changed)

2025-10-03T00:37:13Z

Modifying the Arena layout: update file location info for v50+ (I havn't checked how the contents of this files might hav changed)

1.145.241.240: This does not apply in the new update as you are able to control any character since adventure mode went live

2025-02-13T08:07:45Z

This does not apply in the new update as you are able to control any character since adventure mode went live

Zippy: /* Conditions */

2024-12-03T23:56:11Z

Conditions

PLMMJ: Rewrote something to avoid spoiling the HFS.

2024-07-22T08:53:16Z

Rewrote something to avoid spoiling the HFS.

OluapPlayer at 20:02, 28 March 2024

2024-03-28T20:02:13Z

Zippy: Moving the image here, so it's not wasted.

2024-02-12T01:49:26Z

Moving the image here, so it's not wasted.

Silverwing235: /* Conditions */ snip wordage

2023-07-18T14:52:15Z

Conditions: snip wordage

Silverwing235: /* Spawning creatures */

2023-07-18T13:35:18Z

Spawning creatures

Zippy: /* Spawning creatures */

2023-07-17T23:49:04Z

Spawning creatures

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 {{Quality|Exceptional|10:34, 2 February 2023 (UTC)}}
 {{Distinguish|Megaproject#Colosseum|l1=arena created in fortress mode}}
-[[File:testing_arena_v50_preview.png|thumb|270px|right|Layout of the classic arena, similar to arena in previous verisons.]]The '''object testing arena''' is a special game mode accessible through the main menu where the player can alternate between spawning [[creature]]s, manipulating objects and features such as the [[weather]] and [[temperature]]. It is a tremendously useful place, usable for testing [[modding|modded]] [[raws]], or determining which skills to train against which enemies... or you can just have some fun carnage by spawning 50 [[steel]]-clad [[Dwarf|dwarves]] and setting them on some unarmed [[Elf|elves]] for that combat log goodness. It's possible to save games in it, in order to continue testing from a previous session.
+[[File:testing_arena_v50_preview.png|thumb|270px|right|Layout of the classic arena, similar to arena in previous versions.]]The '''object testing arena''' is a special game mode accessible through the main menu where the player can alternate between spawning [[creature]]s, manipulating objects and features such as the [[weather]] and [[temperature]]. It is a tremendously useful place, usable for testing [[modding|modded]] [[raws]], or determining which skills to train against which enemies... or you can just have some fun carnage by spawning 50 [[steel]]-clad [[Dwarf|dwarves]] and setting them on some unarmed [[Elf|elves]] for that combat log goodness. It's possible to save games in it, in order to continue testing from a previous session.
 In this version of the game, there are three choices of arenas: small arena, forest and classic arena, with the last choice being the same arena from older versions of ''Dwarf Fortress''.

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 ==Modifying the Arena layout==
-{{file|DF/data/init/arena.txt|section=yes}}
+{{file|prefs/arena.txt|section=yes}}
-The layout of the arena zone is stored in the (DF)/data/init folder. Modifications to this file will not change the dimensions of the arena; they can only change the initial tiles and fluids present.
+The layouts of the default arena zones are stored in <code>data/init/arena.txt</code>, and can also be changed by manually placing your own file at <code>prefs/arena.txt</code>{{version|52.02}}; the location of the <code>prefs</code> [[Game folders and files|folder]] depends on the [[Settings#Portable_mode|portable mode setting]] (there is also a <code>data</code> folder there, but <code>data/init/arena.txt</code> will always be in the game installation folder). Modifications to these files will not change the dimensions of the arena; they can only change the initial tiles and fluids present. Files in both <code>data/init/</code> and <code>prefs/</code> are read when Dwarf Fortress starts, in that order, with the last value read for an option being used.
 The arena is composed of 9 [[z-level]]s (including Z=0, from Z=-4 to Z=4) of 144 x 144 tiles; the contents of each tile are specified by a single character:

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 [[File:testing_arena_v50_preview.png|thumb|270px|right|Layout of the classic arena, similar to arena in previous verisons.]]The '''object testing arena''' is a special game mode accessible through the main menu where the player can alternate between spawning [[creature]]s, manipulating objects and features such as the [[weather]] and [[temperature]]. It is a tremendously useful place, usable for testing [[modding|modded]] [[raws]], or determining which skills to train against which enemies... or you can just have some fun carnage by spawning 50 [[steel]]-clad [[Dwarf|dwarves]] and setting them on some unarmed [[Elf|elves]] for that combat log goodness. It's possible to save games in it, in order to continue testing from a previous session.
-In this version of the game, there are three choices of arenas: small arena, forest and classic arena, with the last choice being the same arena from older versions of ''Dwarf Fortress''. Unlike the older versions of the game, the player can no longer butcher corpses, nor control them as if playing [[adventure mode]], though this is most likely due to the game not yet having adventure mode.
+In this version of the game, there are three choices of arenas: small arena, forest and classic arena, with the last choice being the same arena from older versions of ''Dwarf Fortress''.
 == Spawning creatures ==

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 === Conditions ===
-A creature can be created with a unique condition from an [[interaction token|interaction]] by pressing {{key|u}} in the creation menu. In vanilla games, the available effects are the interactions of [[necromancer]]s, [[undead|animated corpse]]s, [[mummy|disturbed dead]], [[Mummy|accursed]], [[werebeast]]s and [[vampire]]s, including any modded interaction with a defined arena name.
+A creature can be created with a unique condition from an [[interaction token|interaction]] by pressing {{key|u}} in the creation menu. In vanilla games, the available effects are the interactions of [[necromancer]]s, [[undead|animated corpse]]s, different ranks of [[dungeon guardian]]s, [[mummy|disturbed dead]], [[Mummy|accursed]], [[werebeast]]s and [[vampire]]s, including any modded interaction with a defined arena name.
 === Teams ===

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 == Spawning creatures ==
-[[File:many_creatures_v50_preview.png|thumb|172px|right|Many creatures packed into one area.]]The list of creatures can be seen with the {{key|k}} key - press {{key|c}} to create a creature, select the creature type, skills and equipment, and then press {{key|enter}}. Press {{key|Esc}} (or whatever you bound "leave screen" to) to cancel without creating the creature. You cannot delete creatures, but you can, however, press {{key|w}} then {{key|l}} (in the {{k|k}} menu) to create a stone wall, instantly killing anything on that tile. Creatures with the {{token|ARENA_RESTRICTED}} or {{token|DOES_NOT_EXIST}} tokens can't be spawned in the object testing arena, unless the aforementioned tags are removed from their raw files. Note that some creatures with no combat capabilities (such as [[vermin]]) cannot be spawned, regardless of having the aforementioned tokens or not. Additionally, many procedurally-generated creatures such as [[megabeast]]s, [[titan]]s, [[angel]]s and [[demon]]s are unavailable to be spawned.
+[[File:many_creatures_v50_preview.png|thumb|172px|right|Many creatures packed into one area.]]The list of creatures can be seen with the {{key|k}} key - press {{key|c}} to create a creature, select the creature type, skills and equipment, and then press {{key|enter}}. Press {{key|Esc}} (or whatever you bound "leave screen" to) to cancel without creating the creature. You cannot delete creatures, but you can, however, press {{key|w}} then {{key|l}} (in the {{k|k}} menu) to create a stone wall, instantly killing anything on that tile. Creatures with the {{token|ARENA_RESTRICTED}} or {{token|DOES_NOT_EXIST}} tokens can't be spawned in the object testing arena, unless the aforementioned tags are removed from their raw files. Note that some creatures with no combat capabilities (such as [[vermin]]) cannot be spawned, regardless of having the aforementioned tokens or not. Additionally, many procedurally-generated creatures such as [[forgotten beast]]s or [[titan]]s are unavailable to be spawned.
 === Inventory and skills ===

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